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Stafford Hill Memorial

Stafford Hill Memorial from directly overhead

Stafford Hill Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 482 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

The story

tomb in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q7596630, matched on coordinates and name (81 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1927
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57450, -73.11540

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stafford Hill Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Quality Street Field: 2.5 mi
  • Liberty Street Field: 3.0 mi
  • Russell Field: 3.0 mi
  • Town Common: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Stafford Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Amos: 0.9 mi
  • Cheshire Harbor Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Hales Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Woodchuck Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 52
Museums: 33
Artworks: 31
Attractions: 17
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Campers Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 19.4 mi
  • The Ledges: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Stafford Hill Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockNNW 329°1,063 m5.0 mi
Saddle Ball MountainNW 308°985 m4.8 mi
Mount FitchNNW 338°945 m6.0 mi
Mount WilliamsNNW 341°901 m6.8 mi
Mount ProspectNNW 330°816 m7.0 mi
Beoadic MountainW 274°792 m8.1 mi
East MountainWNW 282°791 m8.1 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 334°787 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1011555501

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